This is something I've been looking into as well. I found a vegan compost at Home Depot so I decided to make my own potting mix by combining it with coconut coir, perlite, and vegan fertilizer powder that I got off Amazon. I also do vermicomposting, which is not vegan but kind of a gray area, and I add that to my mix.

Yeah it's a bummer! It is sort of a pain to have to mix your own, but it works out cheaper at least. I can't believe how many animal products find their way in our lives and how there is very little overlap between organic and veganic gardening.

I know that in a lot of cities there are now municipal composting facilities where they take care of leaf litter, yard waste, and old Christmas trees. Maybe run a google search to see if that's available in your area? The cities that do this usually allow residents to take compost for free.

I've had luck growing plants in just that! Occasionally I'll add dried moss to the mix to allow for more aeration.

What is typically non-vegan in potting soil? I never thought to check.

Ugh, you wouldn't believe some of the shiitake (no pun intended) that ends up in there. Thankfully, most of it is by-product/waste, so the vegan police probs aren't gonna kick you out or whatever but it's still a bit ick. Also, it's probably true that re-using these otherwise waste products is more environmentally friendly that using inorganic fertilizers.

I've been using Ecoscraps with bedding straw for my potato towers. I'm probably put them up too early and I'm just rotting pricey seed potatoes, but we'll see. We have a rotating compost bin of our own, but I think it's been too cold to break anything down quite yet.

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What is typically non-vegan in potting soil? I never thought to check.

Ugh, you wouldn't believe some of the shiitake (no pun intended) that ends up in there. Thankfully, most of it is by-product/waste, so the vegan police probs aren't gonna kick you out or whatever but it's still a bit ick. Also, it's probably true that re-using these otherwise waste products is more environmentally friendly that using inorganic fertilizers.

My local waste recycling place does certified organic compost that is all garden waste, collected and rotted. I see no reason why it wouldn't be vegan (the price and the "shovel it yourself out of a skip" nature also make me think it's unadulterated. Might be worth investigating?

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